Solomon Islands bars China and Taiwan from top Pacific summit
Wellington (AFP) Aug 8, 2025
Pacific nation Solomon Islands has said it would exclude non-member nations from a key regional summit in September, a group that includes China, Taiwan and the United States. ... more
Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional
Faryab, Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025
/> Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations. But as Taliban authorities swep ... more
From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in Afghanistan
Afghanistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2025
/> Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years. ... more